Best podcast player plugins for WordPress
The most popular podcast player plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. MP3 Audio Player leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Music Player for Elementor (10K+) and Shoutcast Icecast HTML5 Radio Player (900+). All 8 plugins tagged “Podcast Player” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 podcast player plugins
- 1.
MP3 Audio PlayerThe most installed podcast player plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 302 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
Music Player for Elementor10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 123 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 3.
Shoutcast Icecast HTML5 Radio Player900+ active installs. Rated 2.8 from 16 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
Podigee for WordPress600+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 5.
Liteweight Podcast400+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 9 reviews, updated 3 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 6.
Really Simple Featured Audio10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 7.
Brainstorm Cafe Podcast Player10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 8.
AiO Podcast Studio10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
All 8 plugins tagged “Podcast Player”
MP3 Audio Player
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,159by sonaar18 days ago
The most advanced Audio Player for Music & Podcast. For Elementor, Gutenberg, WooCommerce and more. Add unlimited players to any pages!
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.8(302)
- Downloads
- 371/day
Music Player for Elementor
#1,944by smartwpress20 days ago
Audio Player for Elementor – the go-to plugin for adding MP3s, podcasts & playlists. Fully customizable, WooCommerce-ready, and mobile-friendly.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(123)
- Downloads
- 195/day
Shoutcast Icecast HTML5 Radio Player
Up in the last 7 days:14#7,009by Sandeep Verma11 months ago
A secure HTML5 radio player for Shoutcast, Icecast, and podcast streams with social sharing.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 2.8(16)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Podigee for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:14#8,051by podigee16 days ago
Turn your Podigee podcast episodes into WordPress posts in one click: title, show notes and the Podigee Podcast Player, ready to publish.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 3.5(2)
- Downloads
- 33/day
Liteweight Podcast
Down in the last 7 days:14#9,225by bPlugins3 months ago
Lightweight podcast plugin for WordPress. Publish unlimited MP3, WAV, and OGG episodes with a responsive HTML5 player, shortcodes, and themes.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.3(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Really Simple Featured Audio
#30,197by JetixWP Plugins24 days ago
Let customers listen before they buy. Add audio previews to WooCommerce products, posts and pages with a fast, mobile-friendly player.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Brainstorm Cafe Podcast Player
Up in the last 7 days:6,163#31,047by Matt Lawhead1 month ago
A polished RSS podcast player with themes, layouts, search, sticky controls, and Podcasting 2.0 support—free forever.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
AiO Podcast Studio
#33,944by AiO Podcast Studio23 days ago
Create, manage, and publish podcasts in WordPress. Import via RSS, organize episodes, and distribute to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day